Post hoc patient satisfaction with the choice of valve prosthesis for aortic valve replacement: results of a single-centre survey.

Laure BryssinckSiel De VliegerKatrien FrançoisThierry Bove

Published in: Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery (2021)

Although 30% of the responders showed a decisional conflict related to prosthesis-specific interferences, global patient satisfaction with the prosthesis choice for AVR is excellent. Increasing the patient's involvement in the prosthesis choice through shared accountability and improved information is recommended to decrease the choice-related uncertainty.

Keyphrases

patient satisfaction
aortic valve replacement
aortic valve
aortic stenosis
transcatheter aortic valve implantation
decision making
transcatheter aortic valve replacement
cross sectional
case report
heart failure
ejection fraction
left ventricular
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